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This section looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2323
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads6664
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.087 %0.067 %
As % of the category below5.004 %4.028 %
Daily rates quoted1813
Average minimum daily rate£492£429
Average daily rate£542£442
% change on same period last year+22.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£593£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£468£462
% change on same period last year+1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£36.00£43.50
Average hourly rate£39.97£43.50
% change on same period last year-8.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.93£43.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.22£45.20
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Job Titles MidlandsJob Titles
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads13191589
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.739 %1.662 %
Daily rates quoted261260
Average minimum daily rate£358£377
Average daily rate£387£396
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£415
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted56108
Average minimum hourly rate£21.68£30.73
Average hourly rate£23.78£31.80
% change on same period last year-25.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.88£32.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.39£25.89
% change on same period last year-9.63 %
Architect EnglandArchitect
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Midlands Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Architect across the Midlands region.

Midlands Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Midlands Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Midlands region.

Midlands Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Midlands Architect Hourly Rate Histogram

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Architect in their job title.

125 (23.58 %)SAP
223 (21.70 %).NET
322 (20.75 %)Oracle
419 (17.92 %)Java
518 (16.98 %)UML
615 (14.15 %)SQL Server
615 (14.15 %)J2EE
615 (14.15 %)WebSphere
713 (12.26 %)ASP.NET
713 (12.26 %)IBM
812 (11.32 %)WebServices
812 (11.32 %)C#
911 (10.38 %)Unix
911 (10.38 %)Windows
1010 (9.434 %)Microsoft
119 (8.491 %)SOA
119 (8.491 %)RUP
119 (8.491 %)Finance
119 (8.491 %)Government
128 (7.547 %)VB
128 (7.547 %)Enterprise Architecture
137 (6.604 %)Banking
137 (6.604 %)Retail
137 (6.604 %).NET Framework
137 (6.604 %)WebLogic
137 (6.604 %)EAI
137 (6.604 %)Active Directory
137 (6.604 %)Manufacturing
137 (6.604 %)WinForms
146 (5.660 %)Chemicals

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
123 (21.70 %).NET
215 (14.15 %)J2EE
215 (14.15 %)WebSphere
313 (12.26 %)ASP.NET
412 (11.32 %)WebServices
57 (6.604 %).NET Framework
57 (6.604 %)WinForms
64 (3.774 %)ASP
73 (2.830 %)XML
73 (2.830 %)JSP
73 (2.830 %)Servlets
73 (2.830 %)HTML
82 (1.887 %)JMS
82 (1.887 %)Struts
82 (1.887 %)SAP Basis
82 (1.887 %)Hibernate
82 (1.887 %)Spring
91 (0.943 %)AJAX
91 (0.943 %)JSF
91 (0.943 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
17 (6.604 %)WebLogic
25 (4.717 %)SharePoint Server 2007
25 (4.717 %)SharePoint
34 (3.774 %)IIS
34 (3.774 %)WebLogic Portal
43 (2.830 %)NetWeaver
43 (2.830 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (1.887 %)CICS
61 (0.943 %)WebSphere Message Broker
61 (0.943 %)ESB
Applications
12 (1.887 %)MS Visio
21 (0.943 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
15 (4.717 %)SAP HR
22 (1.887 %)SAP Payroll
31 (0.943 %)Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
14 (3.774 %)LAN
14 (3.774 %)WAN
14 (3.774 %)SAN
22 (1.887 %)Firewall
22 (1.887 %)MPLS
31 (0.943 %)BSS
Database & Business Intelligence
115 (14.15 %)SQL Server
25 (4.717 %)DB2
33 (2.830 %)Oracle 10g
42 (1.887 %)SAP BW
42 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.943 %)SAP BI
51 (0.943 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.943 %)Data Mining
51 (0.943 %)RDBMS
51 (0.943 %)Oracle 9i
51 (0.943 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
12 (1.887 %)JUnit
12 (1.887 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.943 %)Eclipse
21 (0.943 %)Ant
General
19 (8.491 %)Finance
19 (8.491 %)Government
27 (6.604 %)Banking
27 (6.604 %)Retail
27 (6.604 %)Manufacturing
36 (5.660 %)Chemicals
43 (2.830 %)Insurance
43 (2.830 %)Retail Banking
43 (2.830 %)Automotive
52 (1.887 %)Aerospace
52 (1.887 %)Local Government
61 (0.943 %)Telecoms
61 (0.943 %)Publishing
Miscellaneous
13 (2.830 %)IBM Mainframe
13 (2.830 %)Mainframe
13 (2.830 %)AS400
21 (0.943 %)Clustering
21 (0.943 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
111 (10.38 %)Unix
111 (10.38 %)Windows
23 (2.830 %)Linux
23 (2.830 %)AIX
23 (2.830 %)HPUX
31 (0.943 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
118 (16.98 %)UML
29 (8.491 %)SOA
29 (8.491 %)RUP
38 (7.547 %)Enterprise Architecture
47 (6.604 %)EAI
56 (5.660 %)Migration
56 (5.660 %)BPR
65 (4.717 %)Performance Testing
65 (4.717 %)Security Cleared
65 (4.717 %)Project Management
73 (2.830 %)SC Cleared
73 (2.830 %)Risk Assessment
73 (2.830 %)CRM
73 (2.830 %)E-Commerce
82 (1.887 %)ERP
82 (1.887 %)OO
82 (1.887 %)RAD
82 (1.887 %)SSADM
82 (1.887 %)ITIL
82 (1.887 %)Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
119 (17.92 %)Java
212 (11.32 %)C#
38 (7.547 %)VB
45 (4.717 %)VB.NET
54 (3.774 %)SQL
63 (2.830 %)PL/SQL
63 (2.830 %)C++
72 (1.887 %)COBOL
72 (1.887 %)PL/1
72 (1.887 %)JCL
72 (1.887 %)VB6
81 (0.943 %)JavaScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.830 %)QA
System Software
17 (6.604 %)Active Directory
24 (3.774 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (1.887 %)Oracle RAC
41 (0.943 %)AquaLogic
41 (0.943 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.943 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
15 (4.717 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.943 %)SCCM
21 (0.943 %)SCOM
21 (0.943 %)Tivoli
21 (0.943 %)MOM
21 (0.943 %)EMC TimeFinder
21 (0.943 %)OpenView
Vendors
125 (23.58 %)SAP
222 (20.75 %)Oracle
313 (12.26 %)IBM
410 (9.434 %)Microsoft
54 (3.774 %)Sun
54 (3.774 %)Citrix
63 (2.830 %)HP
72 (1.887 %)VMware
72 (1.887 %)BEA
81 (0.943 %)Remedy
81 (0.943 %)EMC
81 (0.943 %)Cramer
81 (0.943 %)Cisco
81 (0.943 %)Adobe
81 (0.943 %)Business Objects
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